Carolyn from Perth asks, “I would love to create a family cookbook – so many memories of mum’s cooking and baking, smells and tastes! To use a website that creates it for you is pricey. So I am looking for ideas on how to create a fun, easy recipe collection full of memories, photos and food to share with close family. Any ideas or thoughts would be most welcome. Thank you!”.
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Apr
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Pat from Rotorua has this suggestion. “In our family we have five girls and one boy! One of my sisters photographed our Mum’s recipe book and put it on a memory stick. It is nice to have her recipes in her writing. They could be printed and put into a folder if you prefer. Love the tattered and marked pages. Sweet memories!”
Marie from Rotorua has this suggestion. “I have done just this and it is very popular with the family. I have called it Kitchen Knowhow, and have personalised the front page for each grandchild. I simply compiled it in Word. I typed it in landscape format with two columns and then folded each page to make an A5 booklet. It takes some juggling to get each page relevant once you have a book. This is more easily done in Publisher if you are familiar with this programme. I included all the old fashioned household hints, the meanings of various terms such as “cream the butter and sugar”, and basic recipes with suggestions for alternatives. I put in real family specials, but most people these days Google for recipes and use a Tablet as a cookbook. Like the Sound of Music song, once you know the basic method, you can cook most anything. This would make a delightful Christmas or Birthday present. Get it started for next year!”